Ube halaya is an easy way to add the ube flavor and bright color to desserts that you’re making at home. You can add 1/4 to 1/4 cup of ube halaya to homemade ice cream mixes, custards, parfaits ...

This ube flan cake was created by baker Irene Pabellano, founder of Santa Ana-based Pastries On Demand. The dessert is available at locations in north Orange County. (Courtesy of Pastries On Demand) ...

Often confused for ube by those unfamiliar, taro is a different type of produce. It’s a root vegetable, also a tuber, and has a smoother brown exterior skin and a light white or grayish interior. Taro ...

Starting with two buttery discs of Basque cake, Kwon layers on pastry cream made with ube. That nods to the Filipino roots of her husband and co-chef, Tim Flores.

At a certain point during Carnival season, after the third or fourth or tenth king cake, you may be looking to break out of the traditional box. Enter Thao Smith and her baking business Nola Bun Mi.